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SEPTEMBER

Reflections	Reflections is a nationwide art contest that encourages students to use their imagination and creativity reflecting each year's theme. This committee coordinates this event, hosts an art night gala/awards at the school and handles the submissions to the PTA District office.
Back To School Night	Back to School Night is an evening event for parents/guardians only to have the opportunity to meet their child's teacher and principal, learn about the school year and PTA, and meet fellow parents in your student's class. Ambuehl PTA partners with the school principal and staff to coordinate this event.
Membership Drive	Ambuehl PTA sponsors a membership drive to encourage our Ambuehl families and community to join Ambuehl PTA. We sponsor a school competition to see which grade/class gets the highest PTA enrollments with fun prizes. Money raised from membership dues go back to support our school and PTA events throughout the year.
Family Movie Night	Ambuehl PTA sponsors Family Movie Night. This is a free fun family evening for Ambuehl families to enjoy time together while watching a family friendly movie outdoors. Money raised from the concession stand goes back to support our school and PTA events throughout the year.

OCTOBER

Red Ribbon Week	The Red Ribbon committee helps plan and coordinate a week of activities that serves as a reminder to our students to dream big, that our futures can be bright and that staying healthy and drug-free can lead to a beautiful life.
Trunk Or Treat	Ambuehl PTA sponsors this annual tradition on the school parking lot to encourage Ambuehl students/families and teachers/staff to come in costume while kids walk around the parking lot collecting treats from decorated trunks. Ambuehl families and staff volunteer to host a trunk for the event. Money raised from food sales goes back to support our school and PTA events throughout the year.

NOVEMBER

Fall Food Drive	Fall Food drive is an opportunity for Ambuehl families to help raise awareness about hunger in our community and encourage others to help. This event is a week-long and coincides with Thanksgiving.
Turkey Trot Jog-a-thon	The Turkey Trot is an annual Ambuehl tradition and fundraiser. Ambuehl PTA coordinates and hosts the fundraiser and jog-a-thon during school hours on campus where our kids run laps around the field. Money raised goes back to support our school and PTA events throughout the year.

DECEMBER

Giving Tree	Ambuehl families make the holiday season brighter for those in need by placing gifts under “The Giving Tree” in the front office each December. These items are then given to a local charity.
Winter Fest	We invite Ambuehl families and staff to attend this free event and enjoy delicious desserts, hot cocoa, photos with Santa and listen to music and/or carols.

JANUARY

Art Showcase	Ambuehl PTA sponsors the Art Showcase featuring artwork from all our students and is a fun free evening for our Ambuehl Eagles to show off their artwork to their families.
Penny Wars	It encourages students and families to donate their change/coins not only to raise money for our school but to see which grade will win a close up encounter Reptile experience. Money raised from goes back to support our school and PTA events throughout the year.

FEBRUARY

Random Acts Of Kindness	The Random Acts of Kindness Committee will coordinate with the School Counselor to plan a week’s full of activities to promote kindness at our school and community.
Someone Special Dance	Ambuehl PTA sponsors the Someone Special Dance. This is a free Ambuehl family/staff event with fun activities, music and a dance floor. Food is available to purchase. This is an evening for students to bring a special loved one and enjoy an evening together.

MARCH

Read Across America	Launched in 1998 by the National Education Association (NEA), Read Across America is the nation's largest celebration of reading. This year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources that are about everyone, for everyone.
Abilities Week	Ambuehl PTA sponsors Ability Awareness Week to provide students with an awareness of the limitations faced by people with disabilities through engaging and informative programs that acknowledge their abilities and strengths, helping to reduce stigma.
Book Fair	Ambuehl PTA sponsors the annual Book Fair and is an excellent opportunity to build students' home libraries, further their reading and comprehension skills, and is a fundraiser that helps support the school library. Our school book fair is one week long and books are sold during and before/after school in the library.
Hoos’Gow	Ambuehl PTA sponsors Hoos’Gow Day, a San Juan Capistrano tradition! Bringing a taste of the Wild West back to San Juan Capistrano. We encourage students to wear western wear for the day and invite the Fiesta Association to take photos and Kona Ice truck to sell their treats!

APRIL

Career Day	Career Night is an event where we invite parents to engage and educate students on different careers and occupations.
Earth Day	Ambuehl PTA sponsors fun activities for our students to celebrate Earth Day.
Science Fair	Ambuehl PTA sponsors the Science Fair and coordinates and plans this inaugural event to promote STEAM activities for our students.

MAY

Spring Carnival	The Spring Carnival Committee plans our biggest event and fundraiser of the year and a favorite annual end-of-school tradition. Significant planning is involved to coordinate activity and food vendors, game booths, music, and other fun activities so a big volunteer team is needed for this unforgettable event!
Silent Auction	Silent Auction is a fundraiser and the committee is responsible for soliciting and gathering donations from our local community and beyond, setting up the silent auction and bidding, and planning the overall event. The silent auction is held at Spring Carnival.
Spring Open House	The Spring Open House Committee plans and coordinates the annual open house where families have the opportunity to visit their child’s classroom/teacher and see all the work they’ve worked on the whole year.

YEAR ROUND

5th Grade	5th grade event planners & fundraiser coordinators: Beach Days, 5th Grade Promotion, Variety Show, Field Trips and more.
Dine Out Family Nights	Dine Out Family Nights is a fundraiser that is coordinated with local restaurants during the school year. This may be one per month or could be periodically. A percentage is allocated back to our school PTA.
Garden	The garden committee is a group of dedicated participants from the school community whose role is to build and maintain a garden program that will last for years. The school garden committee should develop a work plan and outline their expectations for the school year and beyond
Hospitality / Teacher Appreciation Week	Hospitality plans fun events for the teachers and staff throughout the year to show our appreciation.
Library Liaison	Partner with our school librarian to provide assistance during library time with each class.
Popcorn Fridays	The Popcorn committee sells popcorn every Friday after school as a fundraiser to support Teachers. 5th grade and 4th grade fundraiser.
Room Parent Coordinator	The Room Parent Committee solicits and coordinates room parents and volunteers for all our Ambuehl Teachers.
Spirit Wear	The Spirit Wear committee hosts the occasional in-person pop-up (often at a planned PTA event), keeps track of inventory, and fulfills online orders.
Website / Social Media	The Website/Social Media committee manages the Ambuehl PTA Website and Social Media accounts and works closely with all PTA Committees and school to ensure we provide communication to our Ambuehl Families.
Yearbook	The Yearbook team creates the school yearbook, working with teachers/staff and parents to request photos from special events, and managing the sales, promotion and distribution of yearbooks.